Geology Field Trips in Fifth Grade

Lake Champlain fossil

Fifth grade students have been learning about the earth by going on several outdoor field trips.

 They have seen thrust faults up close, fossils from 450 million years ago, and they have been thinking like geologist to read clues about the earth and make inferences as to how it has changed overtime.

To learn more about Lone Rock Point's thrust fault, right here in Burlington, read here for information from UVM about its geologic history.